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more about #nalohopkinson Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I guess this list leans more towards fantasy-looking cities as opposed to science fiction-looking ones? more » BadUncle: China Miéville's pick seems totally unsurprising. New Crobozon is Dickensian London viewed through 5 hits of bad windowpane. more » Pope John Peeps II: Haha. Leguin is fun to speak to on the phone. She's super energetic and sweet and clearly has spoken to way too many interviewers in her time because ... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: I can get down with Marrakesh. more » Plague: I find the list rather dull. I can see the reasoning behind all of their choices- but it just seems rather "old school" in the way they came to their ... more » Rasselas: I have been to only three of the five. I'd say that Hand overstates the alien qualities of Reyjavik; once you've been there a few hours, it starts to ... more » scifiMD: "between Pygmalion and" ..and what?? For some reason, I HAVE to know. more » southernbitch: pft. im sorry, the fountain was not an underrated masterpiece, it was bloated, self-indulgent, and poorly executed. pi would be a far, far, far more i... more » twophrasebark: What a neat article idea. Thanks, Charlie! more » holographicProfessorMoriarty: Unless I'm missing my guess... 12 Monkeys was a written story before it became a movie. It wasn't an original idea of Gilliam, he just expended it a bit. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: One of the best novels I read was The Abyss by Orson Scott Card. It was pretty much the movie, but more. And more in substance, not things that coul... more » Grey_Area: Oh, how about a novel set as a sequel to Blade Runner by K.W. Jeter? No, that actually happened and really sucked. more » Grey_Area: WHAT?! This is an OUTRAGE! How could a mere novel ever capture the filmaker's vision? How would they do the special effects, the soundtrack...ARRRGH! ... more » 4ndreVV: Cormac McCarthy's *Eraserhead* more » zerofish: Didn't Elizabeth Hand do 12 monkeys? What was that like? more » Pegritz: Aaaaand I just bought the last--the ONLY--used copy of Priest's novelization of Existenz available on Amazon.com. I absolutely LOVE that movie, and th... more » mad_hatter_md01: Primer is too much of a mind fuck to read. You need to watch to it to be able to understand it. more » -
#futurecities
The Most Fantastical Cities On Earth, As Chosen By Ursula K. Le Guin And Michael Moorcock
Their books take you to strange cities from other planets, alternate histories and mythical realms. But what real-life cities inspire Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Moorcock, Nalo Hopkinson and China Miéville? The SharedWorlds project found out, with fascinating results. More » -
#novelizations
10 Movies That Would Make Awesome SF Novels
People often talk about which science fiction books would make good movies. But which movies would make for excellent novels? And who should write them, in an ideal world? More »
